Best AI Literature Review Software in 2026
25 ai literature review software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
25ranked
15free plans on this page
$0.63/molowest paid tier
2 Oct 2026last checked
#1 Axelium Top pick · 8.5 Free plan · $29/mo
#2 Moara Runner-up · 8.5 Free plan · $15/mo
#3 Rayyan Also great · 8.4 Free plan · $4.99/mo
- Free plan extensionWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 29 /mo
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- AI paper summaries
- Yes
- Full-text analysis
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$29/mofirst paid tier About AxeliumVisit site - Free planFree trial Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 15 /mo
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- AI paper summaries
- Yes
- Full-text analysis
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$15/mofirst paid tier About MoaraVisit site - Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 8.33 /mo
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- Full-text analysis
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$4.99/mofirst paid tier About RayyanVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- AI paper summaries
- Yes
- Full-text analysis
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$0.63/mofirst paid tier About INRAVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- AI paper summaries
- No
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- Full-text analysis
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- Full-text analysis
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- Full-text analysis
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- AI paper summaries
- Yes
- Full-text analysis
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$7.83/mofirst paid tier About DistillerSRVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- Full-text analysis
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- AI paper summaries
- Yes
- Full-text analysis
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- AI paper summaries
- No
- Full-text analysis
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- AI paper summaries
- Yes
- Full-text analysis
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- Full-text analysis
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- Full-text analysis
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- Full-text analysis
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- AI paper summaries
- No
- Full-text analysis
- No
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan WindowsmacOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- Full-text analysis
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- AI paper summaries
- Yes
- Full-text analysis
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Paid from
- 667 /mo
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- Full-text analysis
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Screening workflow
- Yes
- Full-text analysis
- Yes
- Systematic review support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial
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Questions about this list
Which ai literature review software is ranked first on Specifiction?
Axelium is ranked #1 of 25 with a score of 8.5. Moara is second and Rayyan third.
How many of these have a free plan?
15 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, INRA has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.63/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.